Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-02

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served In this city Monday than has been
the custom for several years past. The
streets have assumed o gala appearance
Many business houses and private homes
are decorated with the national coloFs,
while flowers are seen in the greatest pro-
fusion The streets are filled with young |
and old In holiday attire, and SCARED
Veterans are seen marching too and fro /
ON their pyramids of honoring the nations |
dead The public schools are closed. |
Many Of the grocers in tho centre of the |
city have shut their stores, while the p, |
W. n b. railroad shops and the works OF |
he Harlan n Hollingsworth Company |
have suspended operations during the
lay. The trains have brought numerous
yisitore from the surrounding districts,
while the steamer Brandywine was packed
| IN its trip from Philadelphia at noon to-
lay. The post office closed at IL g. n.
The Grand Army Posts, as usaal, arc
making the biggest and moat elaborate
display in honor OF their old comrades.
Old aud crippled veterans once more
march to the beat of the drum, but IL was
un u mission of peace. Smyth Post and
| Guards and Grant Post and Guards, &C
/ companied by Smyth Post Fife and Drum
i Corps, went to New Castle this morning
ut g o'clock. After being provided with
breakfast by the two New CASTLE posts,
I,irney and Watson Posts, the four posts
| formed in line and marched to the Six
| different grave-yards in and about New
| Castle, at each performing the ceremony
usual to the occasion. Numerous flowers
had been provided and were deposited ON
the graves in profusion. The Rev. Z. L.
/ hubbard Of the Nj. e. church and the
I H. doh nf H
ruade appropriate addresses at the graves
The visiting posts were afterward pro-
yided with dinner at the opera house and
returned to this city shortly before
| / O'Clock this afternoon. DUPONT
Post, commanded by w. p. Voshell,
and accompanied by Albert's Band, went
to New Castle on O special train at z
o'clock, but on account of slight differ
ence, they did not take part in the SER
vices there but returned home shortly
after o'clock, and after making short
street parade to and from their head
quarters, they took special train on the
Wilmington 4 Northern railroad, at 1880
| O'clock for duPont's station, to decorate
the grave Of Admiral s. T.. dupont, after
whom the post is named, After perform
, ing thnt ceremony and being provided
with lunch prepared by the ladies Of the
vicinity, they performed the usual mem
orial exercises over thegrayes OF deceased
, veterans in st. Joseph's, Mt. Salem and
Green Hill cemeteries. Thence they will
, return to the city by way of Delaware
! avenue and Join the main line of the
: parade at the Wilmington and Brandy
: wine cemetery.
, dupont Post yesterday had as guests, q
: delegation from Naval Post, No. 400, of
| PHILADELPHIA, who came here yesterday
| morning with two handsome floral otfer-
I inps for the grave of Admiral DUPONT.
I, They attended service with DUPONT Post
] at st. Paul's Church yesterday morning,
: when the Rev. II. O. Jones of Mt. Salem,
4 the posts chaplain, preached special
: sermon appropriate to the occasion.
y Accompanied by AZ members of dupont
!. Post, the visitors, in the afternoon, tool
i their elaborate floral designs to DUPONT
4 station. One was oasket surmounted
: by an anchor and cross and suitably in
o scribed in immortelles. The other wal
p an urn also of the same flowers. Both
!. pieces were of fine workmanship ant
s were placed on the grave to-day. The
: visitors returned home lat evening.
= While their comrades were in New
!, Castle, detail from Smyih Post deco
!. rated the graves of deceased soldiers il
= Asbury, First Presbyterian and OLE
h Swedes cemeteries, while q detail fron
d Grant Post performed similar ceremen.
o at Riverview and the new Cathedra
= cemeteries.
? A delegation of about ten member
=, from Andrews Post of Odessa arrived il
, the city this morning, and proceeded Il
"a the Old Swe DIES cemetery where they dec
l Al 10, 81 RrfEs lfx1
IS General Andrews, after whom the post
N named. Tho maiu body of Andrews Pos
r attended st. Paul's Church in that tow
!, this morning, where they listened TO
M sermon by the Rev. L. X. Creamer Thi
h afternoon they decorated the graves Q
~ deceased soldiers and were addressed b
q Past Department Commander McNair.
Reynolds Post, No. 8, of Stanton, dec
III grated the graves in the cemeteries Q
Stanton, st. James, Newark, Whit
IL Clay Creek. Head of ChristianA, Mi
m | Creek and EnenesaF. Tonight tEe pos
In and its friends will meet in Ebenezt
ut | Chm Egn renorts from Inc varior
details anu also TO DC addressed by ID
ne Ball, Captain David j.. Murphy m
y others.
ba Striker Post OF Newport decorated Il
n, graves in Newport and Red CLAY Cree
clurch-yards.
he Sumner Post sent details to deeora
tina graves in Ezion and the Old Unit
cemeteries and this afternoon they pr
ceeded in parade to the Union cemete
OH West Front street They were accoI
so panied by Hardings Band, and were f.
I'M lowed by several wagons loaded wi
On flowers.
tie The request for flowers with which
OF decorate the graves of the country's de
les brought hearty response from old al
Is young, men and women. The flower d
~ play was larger and more varied than
bis previous years, and the def fingers of {
lot ladies' soon wove the pretty blossoms in
'ea wreaths, bouquets and various 9th
II beautiful designs. Women and childr
.he were busily engaged yesterday in pine
ing daisies which were contributed
'ur large quantities as were also roses.
ont This afternoon, OF 2 O'Clock, the para
be formed Mt Fourth and French streets,
put proceed to the Wilmington and Brand
ont wine cemetery, where the main oeren
to MES of the day will take place. The Ii
SEX formed on Fourth right resting on Fren
No street, with DR.. A. Fl. GrimshaW oh
be marshal and General James
be Wilson, James Ii. Wrightington a
red p. J.. Donnelly ns aids. Then follow
ing detail Of police, in char
old of Chief Police Dougherty; Hi
Ong Regiment Band, First Battalit
lere First Regiment, d. N. q, in command
de- Col. =. N, Wood Orion Drum Cor
ave Sinyth Guards in command Of Capt.
we Jacob d. Slifer Smyth Post in charge
Al Commander Alexander Burleigh dele
lpie tiOns from Watson and Birney Posts
otter New Castle in charge of Camman,
ware Joseph i. Vantine; Veteran Guard
OF Delaware, commanded by Captain v
Q q liam O'Connor, Grant Post. Then
sui lowed carriages containing vetera
case ladies, girls and the handsome floral
into signs.
oaos PHILADELPHIA, May 30.-There was
oo,,' almost entire suspension Of business h
~ to day for tho celebration of DECORATE
hosa dry. Early in the day there were mi
&c anxious faces turned toward the 8
M, 0minOus black clouds obscnred the
80, and it looked Ms il tho services at
Az cemeteries would be prevented by RI
NJ NJ n feeling Of sorrow and disappointm
- followed about 10 O'Clock when II he
~ shower fell, but the clouds soon n